Cereal Box Book
Young children love to read. They even love to read before they are able to actually sound out the words. You may see your child sitting with a familiar book retelling the story in his own words while pretending to read the words on the page. And, although you may not appreciate the draw to a certain fast food restaurant with a giant yellow “M” as their logo, your child will begin to associate symbols with known products as an early form of reading.
You can foster this pre-reading skill by creating a cereal box book with your child. Simply save the front cover of cereal boxes with which your child is familiar. You can put them back-to-back to read more like a book or simply punch holes and use yarn to tie the entire stack together to form a binding. If possible, try to include the picture of each cereal and the character associated with the cereal, if there is one.
As you read through the book with your child, say the name of the cereal as you point to each word. This will help your child learn to associate one written word with one spoken word. Also, point out the pictures that can help identify the words. Your child should realize that using the pictures is a great way to figure out what unknown words say.
This activity can also be done with any product with which your child is familiar. Coupon adds and store fliers provide a wide array of products geared toward children. This can be cut and glued to construction paper instead of using actual product boxes.
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Written by BRWI Staff on September 1, 2010
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